Re: Chain or belt??? 1990 535i

[Jerry Brown <jerbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not quite - the eta engine (3 and 5 series 'e' models) is a 6 cyl. with
a belt. The 90 535i has the big six (M30) with a chain. Timing belts
should be changed every 50 K mi.

- -jerry

Imran Ansari wrote:
> 
> As far as I know, only 4 cylinder engines have timing belts; 6's have
> chains.
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Jennifer and Brock Fraser [SMTP:fraser@domain.elided]
>         Sent:   Friday, July 09, 1999 1:54 AM
>         To:     bmw-digest@domain.elided
>         Subject:        Chain or belt???  1990 535i
> 
>         Does a 1990 535i have a timing chain, or a timing belt?  If it's a
> belt,
>         what are the reccomended replacement intervals?
> 
>         Thank you,
>         Brock
> 
>

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